What are the symptoms of autogenous ear cartilage infection?

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Auricle perichondritis, also known as auricle pseudocyst, is a sterile inflammatory reaction of cartilage membrane. The etiology is unknown, which may be related to repeated minor trauma such as compression, touch and other mechanical stimulation. According to modern medicine, the etiology of auricle perichondritis is due to cutting injury, burn, frostbite or damage of cartilage and perichondrium during mastoidectomy, inflammation and spread of auricle and external auditory canal. According to traditional Chinese medicine, it is formed by local injury and poisoning, liver and gallbladder channel fire poison, internal heat evil, ascending along the channel, burning blood and flesh, melting and eroding cartilage. Let's share the symptoms of autogenous ear cartilage infection?

What are the symptoms of autogenous ear cartilage infection?

First: serous people often only have localized swelling of the auricle, elastic, not red, no obvious pain, some local swelling, burning and itching, puncture can extract light yellow serous liquid, culture without bacterial growth. Suppurative auricle pain, examination can be seen auricle swelling, obvious tenderness, wave motion, some burst out of pus.

Second: if the auricle skin congestion swelling, tenderness, skin temperature rise, need to pay attention to check whether got auricle perichondritis. Purulent patients can be examined by puncture and aspiration. Suppurative auricular perichondritis (broken ear sores) is often accompanied by local redness, swelling, heat, pain, perforation, purulent exudation, gradual decay or even defect of auricular cartilage.

Third: in aseptic operation, puncture and drainage, injection of sclerosing agent after drainage, in order to prevent recurrence of effusion, local pressure bandage should be used; There are also liquid nitrogen cryotherapy after fluid extraction, most of them can be cured after 1-2 times of cryotherapy. It can cooperate with magnetic therapy and ultrashort wave diathermy.

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Osteochondritis is suppurative inflammation of auricular cartilage and perichondrium. It is often caused by secondary infection of trauma, operation, frostbite, burn and auricular hematoma. It should be taken seriously because it can cause cartilage necrosis and lead to auricle deformity.